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Procedure price report · Ophthalmologic and otologic diagnosis and treatment

Limited eye exam under anesthesia

CPT 92019the billing code this page is about

A partial examination of the eyes performed while the patient is under general anesthesia, covering only selected findings rather than a complete exam.

Hospitals typically charge $2,016 cash for this outpatient procedure — the median across 296 hospitals that filed a usable cash price; the average of the middle 60% is $1,805. Most fall between $153 and $3,761 (20th–80th percentile).

Hospitals
296
States
43
Filings dated
Dec 2024 – Sep 2026
Computed
September 25, 2026
Prices checked
through September 24, 2026

Median: half of hospitals filed less, half more — and it is a price some hospital actually filed. Average of the middle 60%: the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain average, the lowest or the highest price: the extremes in hospital price files are chargemaster artefacts, not prices anyone pays.

What hospitals charge, from cheapest to most expensive

Cash price percentiles, outpatient, across 296 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$120$168$2,016$3,275$4,756

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 40× what the cheapest tenth charges ($120 vs $4,756).

How the prices are spread

$100 – $151: 45 hospitals$100$151 – $229: 25 hospitals$229 – $347: 21 hospitals$229$347 – $526: 3 hospitals$526 – $797: 3 hospitals$526$797 – $1,207: 4 hospitals$1,207 – $1,829: 30 hospitals$1,207$1,829 – $2,770: 58 hospitals$2,770 – $4,196: 39 hospitals$2,770$4,196 – $6,355: 42 hospitals$4,196median $2,016price bands are equal on a log scale
Hospitals per price band (270 of 296 — the bands cover the 5th to 95th percentile)
FromToHospitals
$100$15145
$151$22925
$229$34721
$347$5263
$526$7973
$797$1,2074
$1,207$1,82930
$1,829$2,77058
$2,770$4,19639
$4,196$6,35542

Against Medicare

Medicare pays (OPPS 2026, national rate)$2,429
Median cash price$2,016
Cash as a multiple of Medicare0.83×

The Medicare figure is the national unadjusted OPPS rate for this code — what Medicare itself pays a hospital before local wage adjustment. It is a benchmark, not a price anyone is charged.

By state

The median cash price in each state, against the national median of $2,016.

Alaska: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAKMaine: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMEVermont: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVTNew Hampshire: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNHWashington: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWAIdaho: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureIDMontana: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMTNorth Dakota: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNDMinnesota: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMNIllinois: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureILWisconsin: median $1,823 across 17 hospitalsWI$1,823Michigan: median $3,269 across 22 hospitalsMI$3,269New York: median $2,761 across 20 hospitalsNY$2,761Massachusetts: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMAOregon: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureORNevada: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNVWyoming: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWYSouth Dakota: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSDIowa: median $155 across 15 hospitalsIA$155Indiana: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceINOhio: median $341 across 11 hospitalsOH$341Pennsylvania: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figurePANew Jersey: median $2,582 across 12 hospitalsNJ$2,582Connecticut: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceCTRhode Island: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureRICalifornia: median $4,530 across 41 hospitalsCA$4,530Utah: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureUTColorado: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureCONebraska: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNEMissouri: 7 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMOKentucky: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceKYWest Virginia: 5 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureWVVirginia: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureVAMaryland: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureMDDelaware: 1 hospital filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureDEArizona: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureAZNew Mexico: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceNMKansas: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureKSArkansas: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureARTennessee: 8 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureTNNorth Carolina: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureNCSouth Carolina: 3 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureSCOklahoma: median $120 across 12 hospitalsOK$120Louisiana: 9 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureLAMississippi: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceMSAlabama: 4 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureALGeorgia: 6 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureGAHawaii: no hospital in the corpus filed a usable priceHITexas: median $2,275 across 19 hospitalsTX$2,275Florida: 2 hospitals filed a usable price — fewer than 10, so no figureFL
Cash price by state, most expensive first. National median $2,016. A state needs at least 10 hospitals with a usable price to show a figure.
StateHospitalsMedianvs national20th–80th
California CA41$4,530+125%$1,430 – $4,530
Michigan MI22$3,269+62%$121 – $3,761
New York NY20$2,761+37%$1,330 – $2,822
New Jersey NJ12$2,582+28%$2,550 – $2,747
Texas TX19$2,275+13%$2,164 – $2,590
Wisconsin WI17$1,823−10%$254 – $3,275
Ohio OH11$341−83%$168 – $2,510
Iowa IA15$155−92%$155 – $155
Oklahoma OK12$120−94%$120 – $120
Louisiana LA9not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Tennessee TN8not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Illinois IL7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Minnesota MN7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Missouri MO7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Pennsylvania PA7not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Georgia GA6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Oregon OR6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Washington WA6not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Idaho ID5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
West Virginia WV5not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alabama AL4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arkansas AR4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Kansas KS4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Carolina NC4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
New Hampshire NH4not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Alaska AK3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
North Dakota ND3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nebraska NE3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Carolina SC3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Vermont VT3not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Arizona AZ2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Colorado CO2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Florida FL2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Massachusetts MA2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Montana MT2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Wyoming WY2not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Delaware DE1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Maryland MD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Nevada NV1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Rhode Island RI1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
South Dakota SD1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Utah UT1not enough hospitals filed a usable price
Virginia VA1not enough hospitals filed a usable price

Hospitals like yours

The same distribution cut by the kind of hospital. Hospital type and ownership come from CMS; a hospital counts as part of a system when its price file is shared with at least one other hospital under the same brand. The national median is $2,016.

Cash price by hospital segment. A segment needs at least 20 hospitals to show a figure.
SegmentHospitalsMedian20th–80th
Hospital type
Acute care244$2,164$155 – $3,944
Children’s17fewer than 20 hospitals
Critical access35$254$106 – $3,640
Ownership
For-profit25$3,082$243 – $6,355
Government46$2,085$150 – $3,064
Non-profit225$1,767$155 – $3,761
System affiliation
Part of a system244$2,153$155 – $3,761
Independent52$338$126 – $3,640

Cash price vs list price

Median list price (chargemaster)$1,602
Median cash price$2,016
Cash as a share of list, median hospital65%

At the typical hospital, asking for the cash price cuts the list price by about 35%. The share is the median of each hospital’s own cash ÷ list ratio, over hospitals that filed both — not the ratio of the two medians above.

The same procedure, inpatient

185 hospitals filed a usable inpatient cash price for this code. The median is $1,723 and the average of the middle 60% is $1,641; most fall between $132 and $3,944.

Cash price percentiles, inpatient, across 185 hospitals. Each figure is a price a hospital filed. 10th: one in ten hospitals charges less; 25th: a quarter charge less; Median: half charge less; 75th: three quarters charge less; 90th: nine in ten charge less.
10th25thMedian75th90th
$120$155$1,723$3,761$4,530

The most expensive tenth of hospitals charges at least 38× what the cheapest tenth charges ($120 vs $4,530).

Of the 214 hospitals that filed this code inpatient, 185 gave a usable cash price; 26 carried a plausibility flag, 0 filed a number their own filing marks as not a price, 0 gave an estimate, and 3 a list price only.

How complete is this

296 of the 3,956 hospitals with a price file in our corpus (7%) filed a usable outpatient cash price for this code, and those are the hospitals every figure on this page is computed from.

What the 340 hospitals that filed this code at all gave us
Usable cash price — counted296
Cash price carrying a plausibility flag — shown on the compare tool, excluded here41
A number the filing itself marks as not a price (a placeholder, a ratio) — excluded0
An estimate rather than a filed cash price — excluded0
A list price only, no cash figure — excluded3
Hospitals that filed this code340

Sections not shown for this setting

  • Since our last snapshot: there is no earlier snapshot at least 90 days older than this one yet.

We last checked these hospitals’ price files for changes between September 4, 2026 and September 24, 2026; the figures were computed September 25, 2026 from filings loaded through September 24, 2026. The percentiles and averages use only the “counted” row.

Related procedures

Part of the Ophthalmologic and otologic diagnosis and treatment family.

Hospitals file this code under descriptions such as Lmtd Oph Xm&Eval General Anes W/WO Mnpj Globe.

Method

Source
The machine-readable price files every U.S. hospital is required by CMS to publish, parsed per hospital. Nothing is surveyed, sampled or modelled.
What counts
One cash (self-pay) price per hospital for this code and setting. A hospital’s own filing can rule its number out — a placeholder, a “not applicable” note, a list price standing in for cash — and our plausibility checks can flag a price far below what every other hospital files. Both kinds are disclosed above and excluded from the statistics; on the compare tool a flagged price is still shown.
Statistics
Percentiles are discrete: each is a price some hospital filed. The average is the mean of the prices between the 20th and 80th percentiles. We never publish the plain mean, the minimum or the maximum. A state needs 10 hospitals and a segment 20 to show a figure; otherwise the row shows its count and no number. Medicare is the national unadjusted OPPS rate where one exists.
Names
Procedure names on these pages are our own plain-language titles, not the AMA’s copyrighted CPT descriptors. The code is the identity.

The full rules — sources, statistics, thresholds, limitations — are on the methodology page.

Download this page’s figures: JSON · CSV. Aggregates only — the per-hospital prices are on the compare tool.

Cite: HospitalRates.com, “Limited eye exam under anesthesia (CPT 92019) — cash price report,” computed September 25, 2026. https://hospitalrates.com/procedures/cpt-92019-limited-eye-exam-under-anesthesia